Benito Juárez, Guerrero

Benito Juárez is one of the 81 municipalities of Guerrero, in south-western Mexico. The municipal seat lies at San Jerónimo de Juárez. The municipality covers an area of 284.9 km². As of 2005, the municipality had a total population of 14,444. The municipality stands at 17°11′N 100°30′W / 17.183°N 100.5°W / 17.183; -100.5, on the Pacific coast between Acapulco and Zihuatanejo. It is drained by the Río Atoyac. It was named in honour of 19th-century president and patriot Benito Juárez.